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Fruits of Castanea dentata
- Photograph by Fred E. Brooks
| This magnificent specimen of Castanea
dentata is located on Lowes Creek, Greenbrier, in the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park, Sevier Co., Tennessee. It was found at 2600
ft. elevation in a virgin stand of mixed hardwoods. Associated tree
species include Liriodendron tulipifera, Tsuga canadensis, Ilex
opaca (one tree at 17 in. d.b.h.), Fagus grandifolia, Betula
allegheniensis, Magnolia fraseri, et al.
The tree, part of which was still alive in 1936 despite severe blight damage measured 8 feet 8 inches in diameter at 4.5 feet above the ground. Some idea of its size may be gained by noting the dog at the base in the foreground - Courtesy of Stanley A. Cain. |
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